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Nov 29, 2015

WIWTW #23

Some News (That I Actually Care About)

I guess that you can count Ridley Scott as a big Michael Fassbender fan since he decided that he wants the actor in two roles for the upcoming Alien: Covenant. More David? @ScreenDaily

Box office report: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 had a pretty strong second weekend, finishing up at $75.8 million which is sure to have Lionsgate at least considering more sequels or even some spin-offs. Pixar's The Good Dinosaur came in at #2 with a $56 million haul. While that's not a bad number, it's not the kind of sterling result that Pixar usually gets. For a movie that had a pretty troubled production, parent company Disney is sure to be disappointed. The big news here is Creed which surprised most analysts by punching above its weight. With an American Thanksgiving take of $42.6 million, it's the kind of victory lap that Rocky Balboa deserves. @Variety

Looks like director David O. Russell and Jennifer Lawrence are going to continue their seemingly endless domination of Award Season talk. @GoldDerby

Leonardo DiCaprio is also (unsurprisingly) looking like a very strong contender for Best Actor due to his turn in Alejandro González Iñárritu's The Revenant. @Vulture

Bond 25 is to start pre-production this spring. Sam Mendes who directed the last two Bonds is apparently not returning but the door remains open for Daniel Craig who last said that he'd rather "slash my wrists" than play another James Bond again. So is that a yes? @Flickering Myth

Czech movie pirate Jakub F. went forward with a deal that got him out of paying any damages by producing an anti-piracy film of all things. The terms of the deal included getting at least 200,000 views on YouTube which lucky for Jakub has already happened. @BBC

Are you a Star Wars fan? Do you use Chrome as your internet browser? Well then maybe you'd like an anti-Star Wars spoiler browser extension which you can read about here: @Independent

November 22nd

What is it: A Canadian survival film based on Farley Mowat's novel Walk Well, My BrotherWhat's good: Barry Pepper is reliable, first-timer Annabella Piugattuk is a pleasant surprise, nice scenery What's bad: Has that Canadian melodramatic movie feel, Pepper's character is annoyingly whiny

November 23rd

What is it: A collection of six animated short films done in an anime styleWhat's good: Each film has a unique style, Kevin Conroy voicing BatmanWhat's bad: Some of the films are less interesting than others

What is it: A patriotic worst-case scenario fantasy of the White House coming under attack What's good: Some OK action in placesWhat's bad: Takes itself super super seriously, characters might as well be made of cardboard

What is it: A Hallmark Christmas film based on a true story about a homeless choirWhat's good: Filmed in my hometown of Montreal, singing is OK sometimesWhat's bad: Lame attempts at working in message of forgiveness, love interest isn't much of an actress

November 25th

What is it: A blatant family/Christian rip-off of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogyWhat's good: Some good (for VeggieTales) animation in placesWhat's bad: Not funny in the least, embarrassingly tries to spoof LotR, songwriting is a special kind of horrendous

What is it: A Hallmark Christmas film featuring nice old ladies, an angel and a good guy copWhat's good: Cast is surprisingly all-star for a production like this, acting as a result is a step upWhat's bad: Easy and predictable story, inescapable and suffocating cheesiness

November 26th

What is it: The second of two Mr. Magoo cartoons to win Best Animated Short for UPAWhat's good: Magoo finds himself in a very amusing situation, Jim Backus' voice actingWhat's bad: Doesn't feel like an Academy Award Winner

November 28th

Rating: 6.5/10What is it: A DC Animated Universe film that adapts The Death of Superman comic book storylineWhat's good: Some pretty thrilling action sequences, surprisingly violent, good scoreWhat's bad: Ann Heche as Lois Lane is hit or miss, Sappy at times